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author | Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net> | 2022-06-05 10:16:59 +0100 |
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committer | Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net> | 2022-06-05 10:16:59 +0100 |
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doc: Move misc to project
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diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index a734d480..d1d0acb4 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ The following sections are included in this documentation: build bugs images - misc + project/index manpages releases/index diff --git a/doc/misc.rst b/doc/misc.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 1c539640..00000000 --- a/doc/misc.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,100 +0,0 @@ -Acknowledgments and Other Issues --------------------------------- - -.. image:: images/ring.gif - :width: 124 - :alt: ring - -Silicon Graphics has seen fit to allow us to give this work away. It -is free. There is no support or guarantee of any sort as to its -operations, correctness, or whatever. If you do anything useful with -all or parts of it you need to honor the copyright notices. It would -also be nice to be acknowledged. - -Acknowledgements ----------------- - -The libtiff software was written by Sam Leffler while working for -Silicon Graphics. - -The LZW algorithm is derived from the compress program (the proper attribution -is included in the source code). The Group 3 fax stuff originated as code -from Jef Poskanzer, but has since been rewritten several times. The latest -version uses an algorithm from Frank Cringle -- consult -:file:`libtiff/mkg3states.c` and :file:`libtiff/tif_fax3.h` for further -information. The JPEG support was written by Tom Lane and is dependent on the -excellent work of Tom Lane and the Independent JPEG Group (IJG) who distribute -their work under friendly licensing similar to this software. Joris Van Damme -implemented the robust Old JPEG decoder (as included in libtiff since version -3.9.0, there was another Old JPEG module in older releases, which was -incomplete and unsuitable for many existing images of that format). JBIG -module was written by Lee Howard and depends on JBIG library from the Markus -Kuhn. Many other people have by now helped with bug fixes and code; a few of -the more persistent contributors have been: - -:: - - Bjorn P. Brox - Dan McCoy - J.T. Conklin - Richard Minner - Frank D. Cringle - Richard Mlynarik - Soren Pingel Dalsgaard - Niles Ritter - Steve Johnson - Karsten Spang - Tom Lane - Peter Smith - Brent Roman - Mike Welles - Frank Warmerdam - Greg Ward - Stanislav Brabec - Roman Shpount - Peter Skarpetis - Arvan Pritchard - Bernt Herd - Joseph Orost - Phil Beffery - Ivo Penzar - Francois Dagand - Albert Chin-A-Young - Bruce A. Mallett - Dwight Kelly - Andrey Kiselev - Ross Finlayson - Dmitry V. Levin - Bob Friesenhahn - Lee Howard - Joris Van Damme - Tavis Ormandy - Richard Nolde - Even Rouault - -(my apology to anyone that was inadvertently not listed.) - -Use and Copyright ------------------ - -Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler -Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc. - -Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and -its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided -that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in -all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of -Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or -publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written -permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics. - -THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, -EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY -WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. - -IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR -ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, -OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, -WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF -LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE -OF THIS SOFTWARE. diff --git a/doc/project/acknowledgements.rst b/doc/project/acknowledgements.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a33a416 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/project/acknowledgements.rst @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +Acknowledgments +=============== + +.. image:: ../images/ring.gif + :width: 124 + :alt: ring + +The LibTIFF software was written by Sam Leffler while working for +Silicon Graphics. + +Silicon Graphics has seen fit to allow us to give this work away. It +is free. There is no support or guarantee of any sort as to its +operations, correctness, or whatever. If you do anything useful with +all or parts of it you need to honor the copyright notices. It would +also be nice to be acknowledged. + +The LZW algorithm is derived from the compress program (the proper attribution +is included in the source code). + +The Group 3 fax stuff originated as code from Jef Poskanzer, but has since +been rewritten several times. The latest version uses an algorithm from +Frank Cringle -- consult :file:`libtiff/mkg3states.c` and +:file:`libtiff/tif_fax3.h` for further information. + +The JPEG support was written by Tom Lane and is dependent on the +excellent work of Tom Lane and the Independent JPEG Group (IJG) who distribute +their work under friendly licensing similar to this software. Joris Van Damme +implemented the robust Old JPEG decoder (as included in libtiff since version +3.9.0, there was another Old JPEG module in older releases, which was +incomplete and unsuitable for many existing images of that format). + +JBIG module was written by Lee Howard and depends on JBIG library from the Markus +Kuhn. + +Many other people have by now helped with bug fixes and code; a few of +the more persistent contributors have been: + +.. list-table:: Contributors + :widths: 10 + :header-rows: 0 + + * - Bjorn P. Brox + * - Dan McCoy + * - J.T. Conklin + * - Richard Minner + * - Frank D. Cringle + * - Richard Mlynarik + * - Soren Pingel Dalsgaard + * - Niles Ritter + * - Steve Johnson + * - Karsten Spang + * - Tom Lane + * - Peter Smith + * - Brent Roman + * - Mike Welles + * - Frank Warmerdam + * - Greg Ward + * - Stanislav Brabec + * - Roman Shpount + * - Peter Skarpetis + * - Arvan Pritchard + * - Bernt Herd + * - Joseph Orost + * - Phil Beffery + * - Ivo Penzar + * - Francois Dagand + * - Albert Chin-A-Young + * - Bruce A. Mallett + * - Dwight Kelly + * - Andrey Kiselev + * - Ross Finlayson + * - Dmitry V. Levin + * - Bob Friesenhahn + * - Lee Howard + * - Joris Van Damme + * - Tavis Ormandy + * - Richard Nolde + * - Even Rouault + * - Roger Leigh + +(apologies to anyone that was inadvertently not listed.) diff --git a/doc/project/index.rst b/doc/project/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e61cd71d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/project/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +############### +LibTIFF Project +############### + +The following sections are included: + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + :titlesonly: + + license + acknowledgements diff --git a/doc/project/license.rst b/doc/project/license.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c928bff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/project/license.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +LibTIFF License +=============== + +| Copyright © 1988-1997 Sam Leffler +| Copyright © 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc. + +Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and +its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided +that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in +all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of +Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or +publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written +permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics. + +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, +EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY +WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR +ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, +OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, +WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF +LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE +OF THIS SOFTWARE. |